Cruise news (Belfast United Kingdom-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises extends Sky Princess ship's UK 2021 season
Princess Cruises announced it had extended Sky Princess ship’s ex-UK season with 6 additional departures in September-October 2021. The 3660...
January 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
New Stena Line ferry Embla deployed on the Ireland-England route Belfast-Liverpool
Stena Line's newbuild ship Stena Embla arrived in Belfast Ireland to be deployed on the Irish Sea route to Liverpool England (Birkenhead Terminal...
January 4, 2021 - Accidents
6 crew with Coronavirus on Stena Line's cruiseferry Stena Edda
322 passengers were stranded overnight in Birkenhead (a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England) after 6 crew tested positive...
December 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises announces Europe 2022 March-November season
Princess Cruises introduced new itineraries in Europe scheduled for summer 2022. Already on sale, the company offers 178 departures on a total of 70...
December 5, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Fred. Olsen announces cruises for its new ship Bolette
The inaugural cruise program for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' new flagship Bolette (fka MS Amsterdam) includes new itineraries and a series of UK...
September 8, 2020 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Belfast-based consortium to develop zero-emission ferries
A Belfast Northern Ireland-based consortium (led by Artemis Technologies) was awarded a GBP 33 million government grant to develop zero-emission...
June 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Ferry cargo shipping receives UK government GBP 35 million Coronavirus subsidy
Cargo shipping services between the UK and mainland Europe received COVID-19/Coronavirus subsidy on Monday, May 18, with a UK government GBP 35...
May 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
UK Gov support package to protect Northern Ireland-Great Britain ferries
The UK government announced support for ferry services in order to protect the shipping of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Up...
April 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, to Boast New Deep-Water Quay
Situated between Kirkwall and Glasgow (Belfast), the main town of the Outer Hebrides - Stornoway - is a popular cruise destination. The harbour...
December 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Stena Line Takes Ownership of New Irish Sea Ferry
Stena Line officially took ownership of fleet's newest cruiseferry - Stena Estrid. The ship is currently enroute to Holyhead UK. The China...
November 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
StenaLine to Launch 3 New Ships in 2020
STENA LINE announced the planned launches of 3 new cruiseferries in 2020. The newbuilds will be larger and faster than the current STENA ships...
October 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Largest Ever Cruise Ship Calls in Northern Ireland
The largest privately-owned cruise ship in the world docked in Belfast, Northern Ireland. MSC Meraviglia visited Northern Ireland's capital city...
September 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line Unveils 2021 Itineraries
Cunard Line announced its cruise program for the remainder of 2021, which includes an extended season in Japan and new itineraries in Iceland, North...
September 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
New Cruise Ship Terminal Officially Opens in Belfast
A new cruise ship terminal officially opened in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the first dedicated facility of the kind on the island. ...
July 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Belfast to Welcome Record 285,000 Cruise Passengers in 2019
A record 151 cruise vessels are scheduled to dock in Belfast in 2019, bringing with them nearly 300,000 passengers. The partnership between Belfast...
January 26, 2019